Tony has been in great form this season. And he is expected to be included in England’s squad for the 2022 World Cup as he explodes into impressive form against the Bees.
However, despite being called up by Gareth Southgate to join the squad in their last two Nations League battles But it appears the black star hasn’t played for a minute. Thus, the 26-year-old star still has to wait for one more to serve for the Roaring Lion’s team.
Later, The Sun revealed that Southgate’s decision not to field Toney despite his call-up was due to the fact that he had been tipped off by the FA that it was investigating star team Brent Ford in the case of betting on football, which is banned from players football clubs to prevent match fixing
The FA later confirmed they were investigating Tony, with Southgate finally announcing the 26-man squad for last week’s World Cup without a striker. The Bees therefore believe the British side have decided to overlook him because the player is in the in the middle of a scandal.
Until recently, on 16 November, the FA announced charges against Tony after investigating that he placed up to 232 bets on football matches between February 2017 and January 2021. From his career with Newcastle, followed by Peterborough and including Brentford, the player will have until Thursday to refuse or accept.
Bees later announced that they were in discussions with the players. and its legal department
“Brentford has been informed that Ivan Toney has been charged with a breach of FA rule E8. The Club are in discussions with Ivan and his legal representatives regarding this matter. And it will be private so we will have no further comment until the story is over” .
Toney has been in top form this season, scoring 10 goals in 14 Premier League appearances, but was forced to miss his flight to Qatar following a controversial call-up by the Southgate forward, along with Harry Kane , Marcus Rashford and Callum Wilson.
